Live coverage: Vote 14 for Kevin. Does he have anything left to hand over to the maniacs?

Kevin McCarthy has agreed to blow up the global economy in order to become Speaker of the House. That or force Social Security and Medicare cuts. That’s what the maniacs demanded—no clean debt ceiling hike—and that’s what he agreed to. There are still six holdouts—what’s he going to have to give them to get to the magic 218 votes? He’s at 214 after round twelve. We’re onto 14.